Bmw Z4 Reliability

1,438 NHTSA complaints (2002–2022). Complaint rate: 225.3 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
276.5
Complaints
1,438
Crash Rate
2.4%
Fire Rate
0.5%
Injuries
9
Fatalities
2

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2003–2009 Bmw Z4. The 2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STEERING.

Avoid These Years

2003–2009
~187/yr complaints · 18 crashes
2011
~57/yr complaints · 2 crashes

Average

2010
~9/yr complaints
2013–2014
~11/yr complaints
2020
~8/yr complaints

Better Years

2022
~2/yr complaints
2019
~7/yr complaints
2015–2016
~6/yr complaints
2012
~7/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Bmw Z4 — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2003 (459)
0132264396528200220042006200820102012201420162020

Common Bmw Z4 Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
STEERING9480.7%
AIR BAGS855.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM724.2%
ENGINE342.9%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING310.0%
WHEELS254.0%
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM230.0%
SERVICE BRAKES1625.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING140.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1330.8%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2002GOOD60View
2003AVOID4597View
2004AVOID44322View
2005AVOID2042View
2006AVOID10713View
2007AVOID4252View
2008AVOID270View
2009AVOID261View
201090View
2011AVOID572View
2012GOOD70View
2013126View
2014101View
2015GOOD70View
2016GOOD51View
2019GOOD73View
202083View
2022GOOD20View

See also: Bmw Z4accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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